Bathing suit removable while dressed



March. 26, 1935. L H. BAC-Heus y 1,995,531

' BATHING sufr REMovABLE WHILE DREssED Filed No'v. 8, 1933 mga. 7e,

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Patented` Man-26, 1935` l Y l UNITED STATES PATENT 'orifice A'rmNo sm'r aanovanm WHILE YInsassen c Leonard H. Bachelis, Los Angeles, Calif., as-

signor of one-tenth to Joseph Schecter, Los

Angeles, Calif. n y Application November 8, 1933,.Serial No. 697,130 S 2 Claims. (Cl. 2-224) T This invention relates to an improvement in vvention may appear from the accompanying a bathing. suit, and the principal object is to prodrawing, the subjoined detailed` description and vide a suit that can be placed on or removed from the appended claims. a person while he is dressed or suiliciently clothed 'I'he accompanying drawing illustrates the in- 5 to avoid indecent exposure while preparing to vention, in which-many parts are indicated semi- 5 take apublic plunge or dressing afterwards. To diagrammatically. that end, I provide a bathing suit the upper end Figure l is a perspective view of a bathing suit portion of which terminates at the waist in a that is constructed in accordance with this intwo-piece elastic band, and at the sides is split venton, showing it in use. l0 centrally in vertical slits down over the hips with Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmental yside Aview l0 the adjacent edges thereof provided with latchshowing the preferred form of detachable edge ing detachable metal fasteners which, when confasteners employed. nected and latched, hold the slits fully closed and Fig. '3 is an enlarged front View of the bathing the suit snugly fitted to a persons body; and suit analogous to that shown in Fig. 1 with the which when unlatched and disconnected permits edges of the hip portions connected as they would l5 the suit to be placed onor removed while the be when the suit is in use. body is fully clothed. That is, when the suit is Fig. 4 is a view analogous to Fig. 3, with the placed on or removed, the back body portion is side fasteners disconnected and the front poriirst extended through the crotch and then is tion of the garment folded down to show the brought up and fitted around the back of the inner and outer crotch covers, and also showing 20 body with the hip and Side portions thereof jointhe open position of the Suit when ready to be ing the edges of the hip and side portions of the placed on or removed from a wearer. front body portion, after which the edges are v Fig. 5 is a fragmentalview of a modified form detachably connected by metal fasteners and of an inner cr'otch piece disconnected from the latched. These fasteners are commonly known Suit and provided With a' plurality 0f hOOk and 25 in the trade as Zippers. eye fasteners, whereby it can be adjustablysep It is obvious that when so arranged and secured cured to a persons waist. the bathing suit will cover the crotch, hip, and Fig. 6 iS a: fragmenll View 0f the Upper p0rwaist portions of a body from objectionai expo tion of the modified form of an inner crotch sure, so that the usuai covering can be removed. cover showing a hook and'eye fastener connec- 30v It vis also obvious that after a person has tion on one side thereof. nished bathing he can then put on his usual in detail .the bathing suit includes the iront clothing, after which the bathing 'suit fasteners and rear portions 10 and ll that are integral with are unlatched and disconnected and the suit rethe short outer crotch cover l2. .lhe parts le moved by catching it either at the iront or back and 1l are similar as to length, width and general ,35 and then drawing it out between the wearers form except that the frontpart is preferably prolegs and from under the usual clothing. vided with a buttoned pocket 29 and a false slit Another object of the invention is to provide an 3d. The parts l0 and 1l are cut so they form inner crotch cover for a bathing suit that can the integral hip portions 13 and 14 and sides l5 40 be sewed into the suit, or if preferred can be used md 16. 40 separately; and when used separately is adjusta- IThe adjacent edges of the hip and side portions ble around a persons waist and attachable above I are provided with complementary metal fastenthe hips so that it can also be put on or 0E while ers l'land 18 by which the adjacent edges are cona person is clothed. nested when the garment is worn and are discon- A feature of invention is shown in providing a nected when it is to be removed. 45 bathing suit of exceedingly neat and pleasing These fasteners are of usual construction and appearance, that is formed ccmpactly and also are Shown in the drawing only for the PllrDO-S@ 0f strongly reinforced at the crotch or narrowest illustration it being understood that any fasportion -of the garment; and the edges ci the vtener adapted to latch and form a metal seam crotch portions of the garment are'hemrned so that can be completely separated as by the manip- 50 they are very strong, and are also curved so the ulation of a sliding body from end to end of aslit,

outeixoneiits snugly around the wearers legs may be used.

and the inner one holds the bodyprivates from is best illustrated in Figure 2 this form oi unsightly protrusion. fastener includes the separable support 19 at its Other objects, advantages and features of inlower end-and the usual slide body 20 by which the complementary parts 17 and 18 are brought together in an interlocking manner, and separated by a reverse movement; and the body 20 is pro*- vided with the usual latching lever 21 which is operated in the usual way to hold the body in a fixed position or to release it so it can be moved to disconnect the parts 17 and 18. No claim is made for this fastener apart from its use in connection with this bathing suit consequently it is not shown and described incomplete detail, it being understood that its purpose is to detachably latch and hold the adjacent edges of the portions 13 and 14 and 17 and 18 together when the garment is in use, and completely separable when the garment is to be removed.

The bathing suit is provided with an inner crotch cover 22 which can be sewed into the garment as best shown in Figure 4; or if desired, this inner cover 22 can be formed and worn separately as fragmentally indicated in Figures 5 and 6.

As seen therein the adjacent edges 23 and 24 that extend centrally and vertically over a persons hips and sides are provided with the hooks 25 and eyelets 26 so they can be easily and quickly secured to hold the cover in place, and preferably there are a plurality of the sets of eyelets 26 so the waist portion-of the cover can be properly adjusted around the wearers waist. The inner crotch cover is narrower at the crotch than the outer crotch cover; and its ends are extended sidewise to the full width of the suit; and has the ends and side edges secured by sewing to -the waist of the bathing suit. These extended ends are arranged to completely encircle a persons body at the waist line to reinforce the suit and also to aid in supporting the weight of the inner crotch cover when wet.

The top portion 27 of the waist is formed of elastic materialand is also provided with belt straps 28 so a person can weara belt if so desired.

AlsoI provide a buttoned pocket 29 in the front of the garment in which valuables such as rings can be placed for safe keeping while bathing.

I also provide a. false slit 30 down the front portion of the garment to enhance its appearance.

In use the bathing suit is inserted under a persons usual clothing and between the legs with the front and back portions thereof brought up and secured around the body as described.

The outer crotch cover 12 is preferably reinforced with an elliptical `shaped patch 112 that has its pointed end portions 212 extended upward some distance over the front and back parts 10 and 11. Also this outer crotch cover is slightly wider than the narrowest portion of the inner crotch cover 22, and its opposite semi-elliptical edges are reinforced with hems 312, and curved so they fit snugly around the upper portions of a wearers thighs. The inner crotch cover is arranged to hold the privates up in close contact with the body to avoid unsightly Vprotrusions.

Preferably the inner crotch cover has its end portions the same width as the parts' 10 and 11 and extended up to the elastic portions 27; and are secured at their ends to the portions 10 and 11 by stitches 31, so the center portion of the inner cover can swing or move independently of the body portion of the suit and outer crotch cover.

The edges of the crotch cover are preferably hemmed and curved in toward a center point X as best shown in Figures 4 ard 5.

It is obvious that the bathing suit can be removed while clothed by a reversal of the -foregoing described actions in placing the suit in use.

What I claim is:-

1. A bathing suit that has its upper end terminating at the waist in a two-piece elastic band, said suit being so constructed that it can be placed on and removed while the wearer is fully clothed, and including a front body portion secured to one ofsaid elastic bands and adapted to extend half way around the lower part of the wearers body and hips, a back body portion, that is of substantially the same width, length and form as the front portion secured to the second elastic band and adapted to extend around the other half portion of the wearers body and hips, detachable metal fasteners for connecting the adjacent side edges of said suit into a closed metal seam, an outer crotch cover integral with the lower parts of said front and back portions of said suit, and an inner crotch cover having a narrow center portion and having ends of substantially the same width as the lower edges of said elastic half-bands and joined edge to edge therewith so that the narrow center portion of said inner crotch cover is held centrally above said outer crotch'cover substantially as described.

2. A bathing suit that has its upper end teiminating -at the waist in a two-piece elastic band, said suit being so constructed that it can be placed on and removed while the wearer is fullyclothed, and including a front body portion secured to one of said elastic bands and adapted to extend half way around the lower part of a wearers body and hips, a back body portion, that is of substantially the same length, width and form as the front portion secured to the second elastic band and adapted to extend around the other half of the wearers body, detachable metal latching fasteners for joining the adjacent edges of the suit, edge to edge, in a metal seam, an outer crotch cover integral with the front and back portions of said suit, an elliptical reinforcing strip secured centrally and on the outside of said outer crotch cover, an inner crotch cover narrower than said outer cover and havingend portions of the same width as the upper edge of said front and rear body portions of said suit and secured thereto so that its center portion is free to move independently of the body portion of the suit and outer crotch cover thereof.

LEONARD H. BACHELIS. 

